Senator Patrick Brazeau is at it again. After his bill, which would add cancer warning labels to alcohol cans and bottles, failed to pass before the last election, Brazeau reintroduced his legislation earlier this year and is trying to gain enough support from fellow senators to push the bill through the Senate. Brazeau, who had a lengthy battle […]
Un nouveau rapport sur le glyphosate relance la peur au Québec. Derrière les titres alarmistes, aucun danger réel: les niveaux détectés sont bien en dessous des seuils légaux. Un titre choc de Radio-Canada a fait des vagues au Québec: «L’herbicide glyphosate dans l’eau potable de 10 villes québécoises». De quoi inquiéter à la fois les spectateurs […]
Alors que la guerre commerciale insensée de Donald Trump fait des ravages sur les marchés internationaux et que le Canada reste la cible de tarifs douaniers d’envergure, le législateur québécois doit réévaluer la lourdeur de la réglementation qu’il a appliquée au cours des dernières décennies. Ce sont surtout les producteurs régionaux du Bas-Saint-Laurent, du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, de Chaudière-Appalaches, qui seront les plus durement touchés par la concurrence, car ils sont […]
Yaël Ossowski joins the podcast this week to give us a rundown on the upcoming federal election in Canada, discuss mandatory bike helmets in the Netherlands, and the latest in the scandal surrounding EU funding of NGOs. April 24, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
In this third episode, we have a drink. But where and when we can buy and have that drink in Canada is regulated, due to rules dating back to prohibition. Act 1: LC Beer-No Act 2: A question of morality Act 3: Free my booze Released on March 19, 2025. More resources of the Fun […]
In this second episode, we follow the money of neo-prohibitionist organisations. Why different levels of the Canadian government funding advocacy groups to lobby itself? Act 1: Who is counting anymore? Act 2: Show me the receipts Act 3: If you solve my problem, I will have nothing left to do Released on March 12, 2025. […]
I was back on Forum Daily in Canada to discuss the latest announcement by President Trump to impose import tariffs on foreign agricultural products. You can watch the entire interview below:
In this season of Fun Police, we are focusing specifically on Canada, a country which unlike any other displays all the things that go wrong with neo-prohibitionism. In this first episode: an unholy alliance of holy rituals and profiteers of prohibitionism. Act 1: A question of tradition Act 2: A lucrative scheme Act 3: The […]
I was featured in an article and interview by RealAgriculture, in response to my keynote speech at the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, Canada. You find the article here and watch the entire interview below:
I was mentioned extensively in the Manitoba Co-Operator following my keynote speech at the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, Canada. Here’s an excerpt. You can read the entire story here. “When have millions of Europeans ever been wrong?” he added, to audience laughter. Why it matters: European farmers have chafed under the bloc’s strict environmental regulations and policies, […]
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